Nexans has been awarded a contract by SSE Renewables to design, manufacture and install the high voltage (HV) onshore and offshore export cables for the Phase 1 development of the Seagreen offshore wind farm project. Construction of the 1,075MW project, which is located 27km off the coast of Angus, will start next year and completion is expected in 2022/23.
Nexans’ factory in Charleston, US will supply the three 65 km offshore export cables. The three 20 km onshore export cables for the project will be manufactured at Nexans’ factory in Charleroi, Belgium. The export cables for the Seagreen offshore windfarm project will be installed by the Aurora, Nexans’ brand new cable laying vessel (CLV).The Aurora is currently under construction and will be delivered in the second quarter of 2021.
